Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas speaks during commencement ceremonies at the TaxSlayer Center Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Moline. GARY KRAMBECK / ...

At Western Illinois, the highest-paid faculty member is an accounting and finance professor who earns $139,000 — less than half of Thomas’s distinguished-service-professor salary.

The president of Western Illinois University has announced he will be leaving his position. In a closed session Thursday evening, WIU President Dr. Jack Thomas informed the Board of Trustees that ...

Jack Thomas’s tenure is effectively over at Western Illinois University, ... Thomas said, Western Illinois’s state appropriations fell from $56.2 million to $47.2 million.

Facing persistent budget problems, Western Illinois University has laid off 132 employees. Among those receiving notices were 29 faculty members, 89 civil service workers, 12 academic service perso… ...

MACOMB — Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas has resigned his post effective June 30. Thomas announced he would step down from university leadership at the WIU Board of Trustees ...